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Transgender series
A Transgender father asks his teenage daughter to call him mom.
The negative effect on the biological mother.
The cold impacts from a cold perspective. Read between the lines.
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As the days went by, the tension in the household only seemed to grow. The mother tried to hide her pain and resentment from her daughter, but it was becoming increasingly difficult. Finally, one night, as they were all sitting down for dinner, the mother couldn’t take it anymore.
“Can we please talk about this?” she said, her voice shaking.
The father looked up from their plate, their eyes wide with surprise. “Talk about what?”
“About this whole ‘mom’ thing. It’s tearing me apart. Every time I hear our daughter call you ‘mom,’ it feels like a punch in the gut.”
The father’s face softened, and they reached out to take the mother’s hand. “I know this is hard for you. But it’s not about you. It’s about me finally being able to live as my true self.”
The mother pulled her hand away, tears streaming down her face. “I understand that. But what about our daughter? She’s confused and upset. She doesn’t know how to navigate this new family dynamic.”
